Charles Christian Wegener
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Removed associations to 492nd Bomb Group & Component Squadrons as the Diary only covers 306th Bomb Group.
Associated missions, and people mentioned in document.
Crashed at Uedersee in B-17 'Umbriago' #42-97278 on 9/12/44, Prisoner of War (POW).
POW, DFC, PH, AM
He retired from USAF in 1963 and then worked for the American School.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Umbriago
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Higginsville, Missouri, USA | 16 November 1919 | |
Died |
16 September 1997 | ||
Buried |
Higginsville, Missouri | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 12 September 1944 | Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added POW camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Updated rank, middle name and Born event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 13198752.
306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition MACR 8833, First Over Germany pg 277 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8833 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database